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Recently published in International Review of Economics and Finance, author Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede investigates „The impact of the equity ratio on membership in cooperative banks during the financial crisis.“ Abstract: Member orientation is one of the cornerstones of cooperative banks. Members ...

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The Chair of Social Policy recently moved from the 4th to the 1st floor at Findelgasse 7/9. You can find our new offices (FG 1.014 – 1.016) via the entrance to the WiSo Administration (Fachbereichsverwaltung) on the first floor. Find our contact information here: Our Team  

OSUS is a Zoom-based Urban Economics Workshop Series founded in 2020 with the aim of bringing economists from various disciplines together to explore urban issues. OSUS is run by junior faculty and post-doctoral students on a revolving basis, with the aim of involving early-career academics in t...

Economist Matthias Wrede, Professor of Social Policy at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, was interviewed by the F.A.Z. (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) about the housing shortage in Germany, its consequences for the labor market, and possible solutions. Like many other wealthy countries, Germany is fac...